1999 Electoral Districts SBC Chap. 31 Section 1 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS ACT CHAPTER 31 Assented to July 15, 1999 Contents Section 1 Number of electoral districts 2 Names of electoral districts 3 Boundaries of electoral districts 4 Area of electoral districts 5 Repeal of former Act 6-17 Consequential Amendments 18 Commencement Schedule l - Names of Electoral Districts Schedule 2 - Areas and Boundaries of Electoral Districts HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows: Number of electoral districts 1 There are to be 79 electoral districts, with one member of the Legislative Assembly to be elected for each. Names of electoral districts 2 The names of the electoral districts are those specified in Schedule 1. Boundaries of electoral districts 3 The boundaries of the electoral districts are those specified in Schedule 2. Area of electoral districts 4 The area of an electoral district consists of that part of the Province comprised within the boundaries of the electoral district. Repeal of former Act 5 The Electoral Districts Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 108, is repealed and the electoral districts under that Act are disestablished. 1 SBC Chap. 31 Electoral Districts 48 Eliz. 2 Section 6 Consequential Amendments Constitution Act 6 Sections 18 and 19 of the Constitution Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 66, are repealed and the following substituted: Members represent electoral districts 18 (1) For returning members of the Legislative Assembly, there are to be the number of electoral districts established by the Electoral Districts Act, with the names, boundaries and areas determined in the manner provided for by the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act. (2) The Legislative Assembly consists of the members elected in the manner provided for by the Election Act. (3) A member represents the electoral district for which the member was elected. Election Act 7 Section 1 of the Election Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 106, is amended in the definition of“t lec- toral district” by striking out “section 19” and substituting “section 18”. 8 Section 12 (2) (e) is amended by striking out “18 (1)” and substituting “18 (1) or (1.1)”. 9 Section 18 is amended ■ (a) by adding the following subsection: (1.1) If an enactment establishes a new electoral district but the enactment does not come into force until a future time, the chief electoral officer may appoint a district electoral officer and a deputy district electoral officer for the future electoral district., (b) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following: (3) The term of appointment for a district electoral officer ends (a) 6 months after general voting day for the first general election called after the appointment, or (b) when the electoral district is disestablished, whichever is earlier., and (c) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following: (5) The term of appointment for a deputy district electoral officer ends (a) as specified by the chief electoral officer in the individual’s appointment, or 2 1999 Electoral Districts SBC Chap. 31 Section 10 (b) when the electoral district is disestablished, whichever is earlier. 10 Section 55 (2) is amended by adding the following paragraph: (b.l) if the nomination deposit is in relation to a nomination under section 57 for an electoral district that is disestablished before an election is held, the nomination deposit is to be returned to the financial agent of the individual for whom it was paid;. 11 Section 57 is amended by adding the following subsections: (12) If an electoral district is disestablished after nomination documents are filed under this section in relation to the electoral district, the nomination is cancelled. (13) If an enactment establishes a new electoral district but the enactment does not come into force until a future time, the chief electoral officer may accept nomination documents under this section for the future electoral district. 12 Section 166 (2) is amended by striking out “abolished,” and substituting “disestablished,”, 13 Section 170 (3) is repealed and the following substituted: (3) Except in the case of a report for a constituency association that is required because an electoral district is disestablished, a report under subsection (1) (a) or (b) must be audited. (3.1) In addition to the requirements under subsection (3), the chief electoral officer may require any other report under subsection (1) to be audited. 14 Section 173 (4) is amended by striking out “abolished” wherever it appears and substi­ tuting “disestablished”. Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 15 Section 15 (1) of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 107, is amended by striking out “75”. Interpretation Act 16 Section 29 of the Interpretation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 238, is amended in the definition of “electoral district” by striking out “section 4 9” and substituting “section 18”. 3 SBC Chap. 31 Electoral Districts 48 Euz. 2 Section 17 Recall and Initiative Act 17 The Recall and Initiative Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 398, is amended by adding the following section: Continuation of petition if an electoral district is disestablished or changed 7.1 If an electoral district is disestablished or changed between the time an initiative petition is issued and the time it is to be submitted to the chief electoral officer, the references in this Part to an electoral district are deemed to be a reference to the electoral district as it was at the time the petition was issued. Commencement 18 Sections 1 to 6,15 and 16 come into force on the day the 36th Parliament is dissolved. 4 1999 Electoral Districts SBC Chap. 31 Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Names of Electoral Districts 1 Abbotsford - Claybum 41 Peace River North 2 Abbotsford - Mount Lehman 42 Peace River South 3 Albemi - Qualicum 43 Penticton - Okanagan Valley 4 Bulkley Valley - Stikine 44 Port Coquitlam - Burke Mountain 5 Burnaby - Edmonds 45 Port Moody - Westwood 6 Burnaby North 46 Powell River - Sunshine Coast 7 Burnaby - Willingdon 47 Prince George - Mount Robson 8 Burquitlam 48 Prince George North 9 Cariboo North 49 Prince George - Omineca 10 Cariboo South 50 Richmond Centre 11 Chilliwack - Kent 51 Richmond East 12 Chilliwack - Sumas 52 Richmond - Steveston 13 Columbia River - Revelstoke 53 Saanich North and the Islands 14 Comox Valley 54 Saanich South 15 Coquitlam - Maillardville 55 Shuswap 16 Cowichan - Ladysmith 56 Skeena 17 Delta North 57 Surrey - Cloverdale 18 Delta South 58 Surrey - Green Timbers 19 East Kootenay 59 Surrey - Newton 20 Esquimalt - Metchosin 60 Surrey - Panorama Ridge 21 Fort Langley - Aldergrove 61 Surrey - Tynehead 22 Kamloops 62 Surrey - Whalley 23 Kamloops - North Thompson 63 Surrey - White Rock 24 Kelowna - Lake Country 64 Vancouver - Burrard 25 Kelowna - Mission 65 Vancouver - Fairview 26 Langley . 66 Vancouver - Fraserview 27 Malahat - Juan de Fuca 67 Vancouver - Hastings 28 Maple Ridge - Mission 68 Vancouver - Kensington 29 Maple Ridge: Pitt Meadows 69 Vancouver - Kingsway 30 Nanaimo. 70 Vancouver - Langara 31 Nanaimo - Parksville 71 Vancouver - Mount Pleasant 32 Nelson - Creston 72 Vancouver - Point Grey 33 New Westminster 73 Vancouver - Quilchena 34 North Coast 74 Victoria - Beacon Hill 35 North Island 75 Victoria - Hillside 36 North Vancouver - Lonsdale 76 West Kootenay - Boundary 37 North Vancouver - Seymour 77 West Vancouver - Capilano 38 Oak Bay - Gordon Head 78 West Vancouver - Garibaldi 39 Okanagan - Vernon 79 Yale - Lillooet 40 Okanagan - Westside 5 SBC Chap. 31 Electoral Districts 48 Eliz. 2 Schedule 2 Schedule 2 Areas and Boundaries of Electoral Districts 1 Abbotsford - Clayburn The Abbotsford - Clayburn Electoral District is all that portion of the Province of British Columbia con­ tained within the following boundaries: Commencing at the intersection of the southerly prolongation of the centreline of Gladwyn Road and the centreline of Highway 1; thence westerly along the centreline of Highway 1 to the centreline of Clearbrook Road; thence southerly along the centreline of Clearbrook Road produced to the centreline of King Road; thence easterly along the centreline of King Road to the northerly prolongation of the centreline of Clearbrook Road; thence southerly to and along the centreline of Clearbrook Road produced to the southerly boundary of the Province of British Columbia; thence easterly along the southerly boundary of the Province of British Columbia to an intersection with the centreline of Sumas Way; thence northerly along the centreline of Sumas Way to the centreline of Marshall Road; thence easterly along the centreline of Marshall Road to the southerly prolongation of the centreline of McMillan Road; thence northerly to and along the centreline of McMillan Road produced to the centreline of High Drive; thence westerly along the centreline of High Drive produced to the centreline of Old Clayburn Road; thence northeasterly along the centreline of Old Clayburn Road to the centreline of McKee Drive; thence southeasterly along the centreline of McKee Drive produced to the centreline of McKee Road; thence northeasterly along the centreline of McKee Road produced to the centreline of Upper Sumas Mountain Road; thence northerly along the centreline of Upper Sumas Mountain Road to the centreline of Dawson Road; thence westerly along the centreline of Dawson Road to the easterly boundary of the west half of Section 6, Township 20, East of the Coast Meridian; thence northerly along the easterly boundaries of the west halves of Sections 6 and 7, Township 20 to the northeast comer of said west half of Section 7; thence northerly along the easterly boundary of the Fractional west half of Fractional Section 18, Township 20 to the northeast comer thereof, being a point on the left bank of Fraser River; thence due North to the middle line of Fraser River; thence in a general westerly direction along the middle line of Fraser River to the northerly prolongation of the centreline of Gladwin Road; thence southerly to and along the centreline of Gladwin Road produced to the centreline of Highway 1, being the point of commencement.